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I CARRIAGE FOR ELEVATED RAILWAYS. No. 530,809.

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Patented Dec. 11,1894.

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J. N. VALLEY. I CARRIAGE FOR ELEVATED RAIL WAYS.

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.J. N. VALLEY. CARRIAGE FOR ELEVATED RAILWAYS;

Patented Dec. 11, 1894.

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JOHN'N, VALLEY,OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters-Patent No. 530,809, dated December 11, 1894. Application-filedvDeeemhqr191-1-393-; Serialllo, 494,100. on model.)

i T on whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, JOHN N. VALLEY, of, Jersey City, in the countyio fiudson andaState: of New Jersey, have inventedcertainnevwndrv useful Improvements in Carriages; for; Elevated'Railways, of; which theg.,follewiing ;is ;a;

full, clear, and-exactsdesoription,

The invention relatesto traveling ncarriages or wheeled hangers for elevatedgrailways,es;

pecially adapted to suspend;a,car,;but;also

adapted to suspend andoarry 1ogs,=onc0,ther, loads, and the object of the invelll ionzislo; provide acarriage of simple; construction, having proper strengthening memhersa novel propelling, mechanism and; noveli sus pension devices for the car, or, other; load.

The invention consistsin the combination, and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter particularly described and defined in the claims;

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part-of this; specification,. 1n whlch similar letters andv figures-,ofrefer: ence indicate corresponding, partsin all-the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view. illustrating my improved carriage appliedtoan elevated structure and suspending anpassenge;r;oar, Fig. 2' 1s an end view; of theoarriagefin posi tion on the track, partsbeingrinsectiQ lpOl .v

the line 22 Fig. 3. Fig, 3isa broken sid e elevation. Fig. 4 is a sectional plangview of;

the carriage; and Fig. ,5 is adetailiplamvi evw of the bottom frame-work ofthe-carriage;

In constructing a carriage A, in accordance with my invention, the same is formed with uprights B, which are T-shaped in cross secgether, by fasteners d, and forming bearings I for the journals e of the running wheels E, which are provided at each side of the carriage, and run on suitable tracks F, the tracks preferably being, T shapedand supported in theiman neryshownand described indetail in an; pplica ion fll d'c neur e t y W hthis he=i0 rnalso th wo, u ning-: h s i lwardr as t: and.a e ei e ic on-wheels whioh areadapted to be driven by, a,friction s id; whee beina n i t on l, .contet ;the-gtwodniven wheels G, for rotating the lata tenandtherebyturning the running wheels E. Itwill, be understood that any other en- ,gagement than a frictional contact .may be iprovided between the driving wheel-Hand ,tf-he, driven wheels G, althoughcl prefer the -fi tienalengagement 3 In practice motion isimpartedto the shaft ofthe driving;wh-eel-H,by any suitable mo- ;tor J, mounted on the carriage. There are secured also tothe, sidebars I, at each side ofthe-carriage,stud axles lo, on which the guide wheelsK, are mounted, to travel against gthe under-sideofi the track F, andthusteftectugally preventderailment ofthe carriage.

, The bottom frame 0, isin the formv of a ilongitndinalgband made up,.of two U,-shaped glongitudinal members the arms ofiwhich oven ,lap each otheratthe-front and rear, as at 0 ,(Figs, 4and5), and the transverse and 1ongitudinal brace bars Of, 0 which are formed with; bent ends a, said endsbeing bolted'to GQCZcross,eachother, an elongated, transextends outwardin the form of lateral arms; beyond both sides; ofithe; carriage, and has ends of suspension rods M, secured to the car 10, or other load, the connection with the suspension rods preferably being effected by passing the ends of the said rods M, upward spiral springs N on the said rods, the springs resting at their lower ends on the bar L, and abutting at their upper ends against adjustable collars m on the suspension rods.

A coupling is provided for connecting two carriages, consisting of two'spaced longitudia sone, id .;Q -he: a ri ge ar ued ou versebar L is; secured, ,by abolt L, audit:

connection, at its outerends, with the upperthrough the bar L, as shown, and providing dnirewh eLH; theshatt-q w= c ,-is..-i9u d nn- 1ongitu ina s de b rsL h ia e,

,the frame 0. At the. point where the bars I nal bars 0, which are pivotally secured to the carriages, A, A, by the bolts L that secure the transverse bars L, the connection thus permitting the carriages to swing out of line at curves.

With this construction stability is attained in the carriage, safety against derailment is provided, the driving mechanism is capable of producing a high speed, and the car 10 is cushioned in a simple and efficient manner, while at the same time the construction involves a comparatively low cost.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. The combination of the carriage frame, the running wheels thereon, driven wheels secured on the axles of two of the running wheels, on the outside of the carriage frame, and a driving wheel in engagement with the said driven wheels, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the carriage frame, the running wheels thereon, driven wheels secured on the axles of two of the running wheels, on the outside of the carriage, and a driving wheel in engagement with the said driven wheels, the axle of the driving wheel being located in a difierent plane from that Of the axles of the driven wheels, substantially as described.

3. In a carriage for elevated railways, the combination with a frame work comprising a bottom frame composed of Ushaped members having their arms overlapped and secured together, and longitudinal and trans verse braces, uprights rising from the bottom frame and having their upper ends returned, and longitudinal yokes secured to said uprights and to the returned ends thereof, of running wheels journaled in said yokes, substantially as described.

4. In a carriage for elevated railways, the combination of the following elements:--a bottom frame, uprights secured thereto and having returned upper ends, yokes formed each of two longitudinal members secured together and to the uprights and the returned ends thereof, running wheels journaled in said yokes,certain of said running wheels having driven wheels secured on their axles, longitudinal side bars, and a drive wheel having its shaft journaled in said side bars, said drive wheel being in engagement combination with a suitable frame provided with running wheels, of a transverse bar extending beyond the carriage and forming laterally extending arms, suspension rods adapted to support a car or other load, the said rods extending upward through the projecting arms, springs on the rods above the said arms, and a coupling for two carriages, consisting of two elongated spaced bars, having a pivotal connection with the carriage, substantially as described.

7. In a railway, carriages comprising each the following elements,a framework comprising uprights, having their upper ends returned and bent downward, two parallel longitudinal yokes secured to the uprights at each side, a horizontal band secured to the uprights and extending entirely around the carriage and consisting of two U shaped members, the legs of which overlap and are bolted together, braces extending transversely and longitudinally of the band and secured thereto, running wheels journaled in the longitudinal yokes,guide wheels mounted on stud axles secured to one of the said bars below the running wheels, lateral arms extending outward from the carriage, suspension rods for a car, said rods extending upward through the lateral arms, springs surrounding the said rods above the arms and seated on the latter, and a coupling connection for two adjacent carriages, consisting of two parallel plates pivotally bolted to the braces of the horizontal bands of each car, substantially as described.

JOHN N. VALLEY.

W'itnesses:

J. L. MCAULIFF, (3. SEDGWICK. 

